Paddington 2 Has Started Filming And Has A Few Name Faces Joining The Cast

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Get the marmalade sandwiches ready. Paddington is back.

StudioCanal and producer David Heyman (Harry Potter series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) have started filming for the highly anticipated Paddington 2 and announced a few new faces joining the cast.

After becoming a worldwide smash hit taking over $288 million at the box office, the sequel finds Paddington living happily with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens and becomes a popular member of the community spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes.

While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, he finds a unique pop-up book in Mr Gruber’s antique shop and has to go on a series of odd jobs to buy it. However, when the book is stolen it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson and Imelda Staunton will be joining the returning cast of Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris and Samuel Joslin with Ben Whishaw voicing Paddington.



Grant will be playing Windsor Gardens’ local celebrity, Phoenix Buchanan. Described as a vain, charming acting legend whose star has somewhat fallen in recent years (Seems the ideal role for Grant).

Meanwhile, Gleeson will star as “Knuckles” McGinty, a notorious safe-cracker and legendary strongman who becomes an unexpected ally to Paddington.

Finally, Staunton will be voicing Aunt Lucy.

Paul King (Come Fly With Me, The Mighty Boosh) as returned to directed and write the sequel and talking about coming back King said,

"It has been a complete joy to return to the world of Paddington. It was such a delight to see his first big screen adventure embraced by audiences around the world, and I couldn’t be more excited about Hugh and Brendan joining the cast to bring his next outing to life. Together, I hope we can make a film worthy of this most exceptional of bears."

Heyman echoed his director’s statement and is also excited to be returning to this world adding "I am thrilled to be back in the warm embrace of Paddington Bear, again under the inspired direction of Paul King. And I’m delighted to welcome Hugh and Brendan to our exceptional cast.”

Paddington 2 is set to come to UK cinemas on 10th November 2017.